Welcome to Wednesday, November 30th, cyborgs and cybernetics...

The Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that would protect same-sex and interracial marriage.

The act would reinforce protections for same-sex marriages that were initially handed down by the Supreme Court in 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges decision.

The House is expected to pass the legislation and then send it to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law.

Should the House pass the Respect for Marriage Act?

#WomanLifeFreedom - Here's How You Can Support Iran

Iranians continue to take to the streets in anti-government protests despite deadly crackdowns and sexual assaults by state authorities.

Iranians are expressing exasperation over a repressive regime, economic woes, corruption, floods, droughts, a ban on dogs, and the litany of woes captured in Shervin Hajipour’s protest song “Baraye” (“For The Sake Of”).

Here's how you can join the fight for "Woman. Life. Freedom."

Is the U.S. doing enough to assist Iran? Tell your reps

Negotiations Begin for UN’s Landmark Treaty on Plastics Pollution

On Nov. 28, 175 nations started negotiations for a legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution. This comes nearly 30 years after researchers started warning leaders of the threat that global plastics production places on the environment. 

Treaty negotiations are expected to take two to three years. UN secretary-general António Guterres proclaimed this treaty “the most important deal since the Paris Agreement.”

Do you want your country to take action against plastic pollution?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

It's Computer Security day, reminding us to protect our computers and the tools, resources, information, and data it holds. How will you protect your computer today? 

—Jamie Epstein

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